Abandoned Structures: The Stages of Ruin

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In our ten years of exploring North Dakota’s ghost towns and abandoned places, we’ve seen structures in all stages of condition.  Many places meet an unnatural end due to fire, flood, and the bulldozer.  If a building can survive without suffering an unfortunate fate however, it goes through a somewhat predictable process.  We’ve learned a [...]

Forbes School

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We visited Forbes in May of 2011 and got pictures of the town, plus this gallery of the former school. Photos by Troy and Rat, copyright Sonic Tremor Media LLC

Forbes, ND

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Dickey County Inhabited as of 5/11 Forbes is east of Venturia, and right on the South Dakota border.  On nearly every trip, we go out looking forward to seeing a certain town, but on the way home, we realize another town was better or more fun.  Forbes was that town on this trip.  The pleasant surprise. [...]